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Namhlanje sithi ake simazi kangcono iJaji uNavi Pillay, waseNingizimu Afrika ohlonishwe nge-Nobel Peace Prize ka-2026 ngomsebenzi wakhe kwezobulungiswa namalungelo abantu. Sizobheka uhambo lwakhe, igalelo lakhe ekulweni nokungabi nabulungiswa emhlabeni, ukusabela kukaMengameli waseMelika uDonald Trump kulo mklomelo, kanye nemibono ehlukene yamazwe ngamazwe. Sixoxa nomhlaziyi wezombusazwe nobudlelwano bamazwe ngamazwe.

Izivivinyo zokugcina ZikaMatikuletsheni sesingathi sezifikile njengoba kuqalwa ukubhala kusasa, kanti kubafundi abaningi lokhu kuhambisana novalo, ingcindezi nokukhathazeka ngekusasa. Kodwa ukuzilungiselela akugcini ngokufunda kuphela, kubalulekile nokuzilungiselela ngokomqondo. Namuhla sixoxa nongoti wokusebenza kwengqondo, ngokuthi abafundi nabazali bangabhekana kanjani nale ngcindezi ukuze abafundi babhale izivivinyo bezethemba futhi bezolile.

Izivivinyo zokugcina zikaMatikuletsheni sezisondele, kanti kusukela ngomhlaka-13 kuMfumfu abafundi bebanga lesi-12 bazobe sebeqala ukubhala. Namuhla sifuna ukungena emakhaya sibheke ukuthi kwenzekani ngempela njengoba izivivinyo zikaMatikuletsheni ziqala ngesonto elizayo?

Uma sikhuluma ngezokuthutha, sivame ukukhuluma ngokuphepha kwabashayeli, kodwa kuthiwani ngomgibeli? Ukuba ngumgibeli wesithuthi somphakathi akugcini nje ngokukhokha imali nokufika lapho uya khona. Nathi njengabagibeli sinendima ekwenzeni uhambo lube phephile, luhlonipheke futhi lube lula kuwo wonke umuntu, okubala thina sodwa njengabalaleli.

Kulengosi sibheka ukudla esekumele siqale sikudle njengoba kuphuma isikhathi sobusika lapho besidla khona ukudla okusindayo. Njengoba sikuNtwasa-Hlobo, ikuphi ukudla okulula futhi okunempilo esingaqala sikudle?

Izindlu zomxhaso, phecelezi  iReconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)  housing isiza izinkulungwane zemindeni ukuthi zithole ikhaya. Kodwa uma usuyitholile le ndlu, uyazi yini ukuthi umthetho uyakuvumela ukuthi wenzeni ngayo? Namuhla sibheka amalungelo nemikhawulo ehambisana nezindlu zomxhaso, nokuthi yini okufanele uyazi ukuze ungazitholi usenkingeni yomthetho.

Kukhona umehluko phakathi kokuthi abantu bakubona kanjani nokuthi ungubani ngempela. Isithunzi, phecelezi iReputation, sakho sakhiwa yindlela abantu abakubona ngayo, kodwa ubuwena, phecelezi iCharacter, indlela oziphatha ngayo nalapho kungekho muntu okubukayo. Kule nkathi lapho abantu bechitha isikhathi esiningi bezama ukulawula indlela ababonakala ngayo, umbuzo uthi ngabe sigxile kakhulu ekwakheni isithunzi esihle, noma ekwakheni ubuwena obuqotho?

Ngaphambi kobuchwepheshe nezinhlelo zesimanje zokubikezela isimo sezulu, lezi kwakuyizinto ezazifundwa yizizukulwane kubazali, ogogo nomkhulu, ngokubheka imvelo, umhlabathi, izinkathi zonyaka kanye nezimpawu zesimo sezulu. Namuhla sixoxa ngokuthi lolu lwazi lwendabuko lungabasiza kanjani abalimi abasafufusa nalabo abafuna ukuqala ukulima emakhaya.

Wake wabheka i-bank statement yakho wathola ukuthi sekuphele izinyanga ukhokhela into ongayisebenzisi? Mhlawumbe yi-gym owawuzimisele ukuya kuyo njalo ngoJanuwari. Noma i-subscription oyibhalisela ukubuka into ethile, kodwa sekuphele izinyanga ungakayivuli. Kungaba i-app, i-cloud storage, i-membership, unshwalense owengeziwe, noma okunye okusonsa imali njalo ngenyanga. Umbuzo wethu uthi ngabe zingaki izinto ozikhokhelayo njalo ngenyanga kodwa ongazidingi futhi ongazisebenzisi?

Umhlangano we-United Nations ubuphakamise izindaba ezibalulekile ezithinta ubudlelwano bamazwe, kanti iNingizimu Afrika ibhekene nokungezwani neMelika kanye nenkulumo ethi “White Genocide”. Sixoxa nomhlaziyi wezobudlelwano bamazwe ngamazwe ukuze siqonde ukuthi kwenzekeni nokuthi lokhu kuyithinta kanjani iNingizimu Afrika.

Ukuba nomuzi noma indawo ongathi ngeyakho kuyiphupho labantu abaningi. Kodwa-ke, uma kuziwa emhlabeni ongaphansi kobukhosi, izinto zingase zingabi lula njengoba kubonakala. Asike sixoxe ngamalungelo omhlaba ongaphansi kobukhosi, inqubo yokuwuthola ngokusemthethweni, kanye nezinyathelo umuntu okufanele azithathe ngaphambi kokuthenga.

Ukuthola isimemo senhlolokhono yomsebenzi kuyisinyathelo esikhulu kumuntu ofuna umsebenzi, kodwa inselelo enkulu ivame ukuqala lapho sekubuzwa imibuzo. Namuhla sixoxa nomqeqeshi ngezindaba zemisebenzi ukuze sizwe ukuthi singayiphendula kanjani le mibuzo ngendlela ezwakalayo, eneqiniso nesenza sigqame kwabanye abafuna lowo msebenzi.

Namhlanje usuku lwamagugu kanti isona sikhathi sokubuye sizinuke amakhwapha mayelana nobuthina. Yingakho sithi asike sikunikeze ithuba eliyingqayizivele lapho uzobuza isazi sethu ukuthi “Sithini Isintu Makunje”. Woza nombuzo wakho weSintu noma amasiko, thina sizokukhanyisela.

Ku-Disability 360 namhlanje, sikhuluma ngohambo olungaphezu kokuhamba ngezinyawo, uhambo lokuqwashisa nokusiza izingane eziphila nokukhubazeka. UMolelekwa Mahoko, owaziwa ngoMC Megacy, kanye noVusi Mbambani noVusi Dodo bathathe uhambo olungamakhilomitha angaba ngu-600 besuka eGoli bebheke eThekwini, beqongelela imali yezinsiza ezifana nama-wheelchair nama-walking stick. Manje sesikhuluma noMC Megacy ukuze sizwe kabanzi ngeMegaWalk nokuthi yini abayibone endleleni.

INingizimu Afrika ibhekene nemibiko eshaqisayo yokubulawa kwabesifazane, ikakhulukazi eGauteng, lapho kutholakale khona izidumbu zabesifazane abaningi endaweni yase-Ekurhuleni ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule. Kuze kube manje, amaphoyisa athole izidumbu zabesifazane abayisishiyagalolunye, kanti uphenyo lusaqhubeka futhi akukaqinisekiswa ukuthi wonke la macala axhumene yini. Namuhla sifuna ukuqonda kahle lolu hlelo, ngoba uma sikhuluma ngokulwa ne-Gender Based Violence and Femicide, akukhona nje ukubika icala; kubalulekile nokwazi ukuthi uhlelo lwezobulungiswa lusebenza kanjani, nokuthi yini engenza icala liqhubekele phambili noma lime endleleni.

Umbiko wakamuva waseGauteng usiphinde wasikhumbuza ngobunzima be-Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) kanye nokubulawa kwabesifazane. Kuthiwa izidumbu zabesifazane abayisishiyagalombili zitholakale ezindaweni ezahlukene Ekurhuleni esikhathini esingangezinyanga ezimbili. Kulengxoxo simema omdala nomncane, osezinhlakeni zokuphepha, izisulu, asebaboshwa kodwa bahlunyeleliswa isimilo. Umbuzo esiwuphonsa kuwe uthi umthetho ungasiza kanjani ekulweni ne GBVF?

Uma sikhuluma ngefa lethu namasiko, izinkomo zidlala indima enkulu emiphakathini yethu. Sekuyizizukulwane ngezizukulwane imfuyo ibhekwa njengophawu lomcebo, isithunzi kanye nempahla edluliselwa emndenini. Ungoti wethu kwezemfuyo uNdumiso Gule unathi njengoba sibheka ukuthi imfuyo ingaba kanjani yimpahla eyakha ingcebo, kodwa futhi sibheke iqiniso lezindleko ezihambisana nokufuya.

Namuhla sibheka ubungozi bokuboleka imali nokuthi singathatha kanjani izinqumo ezingcono uma imali ingekho.

I-BRICS Summit ebiseNew Delhi, e-India, ihlanganise abaholi bamazwe ngesikhathi umhlaba ubhekene nezingxabano zezombusazwe, izinselelo kwezomnotho kanye nokushintsha kobudlelwano phakathi kwemibuso emikhulu. INingizimu Afrika nayo ibiphakathi kwamazwe abambe iqhaza kulezi zingxoxo. Namhlanje sibheka ukuthi yini ephume eNgqungqutheleni yaseNew Delhi nokuthi lokhu kusho ukuthini kithina njengabantu baseNingizimu Afrika.

Uma kukhulunywa ngamalungelo ezingane, kwesinye isikhathi kuba nemibono yokuthi ingane ezalwe abazali abangashadile inamalungelo ahlukile kunengane ezalwe emshadweni. Kodwa-ke, umthetho waseNingizimu Afrika uyibheka kanjani le ngxenye? Namuhla sibheka amalungelo ezingane ezizalwe ngaphandle komshado nongoti wethu wezemithetho, uAdvocate Siboniso Makhanya.

Kuthiwa “umuntu waziwa ngabantu ahamba nabo.” Abantu esichitha nabo isikhathi esiningi bangaba nomthelela endleleni esicabanga ngayo, esizibona ngayo kanye nalokho esikholelwa ukuthi singakufeza. Namhlanje sibheka abantu esiphilisana nabo, iSkeem. Ingabe abantu esihamba nabo bayasisukumela phezulu, noma sebenguphahla lwamaphupho ethu?

Kukhona into esiyijwayele uma sikhuluma ngezindawo zokuzijabulisa, ama-tavern, ama-club, izindawo zokudlela, imicimbi, siyazi ukuthi kuzoba nomsindo, abantu abaningi, izimoto nokunye. Kodwa kwenzekani uma lowo msindo ungabe usagcina endaweni yokuzijabulisa, usudlulela emigwaqweni yabantu abahlala khona?

Ukuqala konyaka abantu abaningi bazibekela izinqumo ezintsha, enye yazo kube ukonga imali nokwenza ngcono indlela esiphatha ngayo imali zethu. Sifuna nokuzwa kulabo abangakwazanga ukonga njengoba bebehlelile. Yini eyenza kwaba nzima?

Namuhla sifuna ukwazi kuwe: uma uya emcimbini, ufuna abapheki babe creative ngokweqile ngokudla, noma uthi asiyeke ukudla kwe-Instagram, sipheke nje ukudla kwethu kwesintu, okumnandi nokugcwalisa? Sithi nje, Dear Mpheki…

Emakhaya amaningi, imali ayibhekeleli umuntu oyedwa kuphela. Iholo lakho lingase likhokhele irenti, ugesi, igrosa, izingane, imali yokugibela, mhlawumbe nemali ethunyelwa kumzali noma ingane yakini. Kodwa umbuzo uthi: sikhuluma kanjani ngemali emindenini yethu? Ubani okufanele akhokhe ini? Kumele kube ngu-50/50, noma umuntu akhokhe ngokwamandla akhe?

UMengameli waseKenya, uWilliam Ruto, usememezele izinyathelo zokuvikela amabhizinisi amancane namathuba ezomnotho abantu baseKenya, okuhlanganisa nokukhawulela eminye imisebenzi kubantu bakulelo zwe kuphela. Kukuphi lapho kugcina khona ukuvikela amathuba ezakhamuzi, kuqale khona ukucwasa abantu bakwamanye amazwe? Sikhuluma nongoti kwezobudlelwano bamazwe omhlaba nezepolitiki.

Kulesi sikhathi sonyaka, abafundi baka-Grade 9 babhekene nesinqumo esibaluleke kakhulu empilweni yabo yesikole, ukukhetha izifundo abazozifunda kusukela ku-Grade 10 kuya ku-Grade 12. Lesi sinqumo singaba nomthelela emathubeni abo okufunda ngemuva kukaMatikuletsheni, kanye nemisebenzi abangase bayilandele. Namhlanje sikhuluma nongoti wezokuhlola umqondo nongumeluleki obhalisiwe, lapho sibheka ukuhlolwa komqondo ukuze uzilungiselele ukukhetha izifundo ezikulungele njengomfundi.

Ngokwesintu, uMandulo uyisikhathi sokuqala onyakeni lapho imvelo ivuseleleka khona, izihlahla zihluma. Kuyisikhathi lapho kugubha khona amagugu nezinhlobo zonke zamasiko, kubanjwa imigcagco, nememulo. Khuluma nathi usitshele ukuthi sithini iStory sakho sokuqala kabusha.

Asike sibheke izinto eziyisisekelo umuntu okufanele azicabangele uma ebhala i-Will emshadweni onamakhosikazi amaningi nongoti wethu kwezomthetho.

Kule nyanga yamagugu, sibheka lapho sivela khona, umlando wethu, amasiko ethu kanye namagugu esiwadlulisela ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Kodwa njengoba umhlaba ushintsha, nathi siyashintsha. Indlela esiphila ngayo, esakha ngayo imindeni, esisebenza ngayo kanye nendlela esibheka ngayo impilo. Umbuzo-ke uthi, ngabe amasiko namasiko ethu kufanele ahambe nezikhathi? Namuhla sixoxa nochwepheshe kwezamasiko ukuze sibheke ukuthi yini okufanele siyigcine njengoba injalo, yini engaguquka, nokuthi singakugcina kanjani ukubaluleka kwamagugu ethu ngaphandle kokuphila esikhathini esedlule.

Ngesikhathi sigubha inyanga yamagugu, sivame ukukhuluma ngolimi, amasiko, umculo, ukudla kanye nemikhuba esiyithole kokhokho bethu. Kodwa kukhona olunye uhlobo lwefa esingase silahlekelwe yilo kancane kancane, ulwazi lwezolimo olwaludluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Umbuzo wethu kuwena uthi, yini eyayaziwa ogogo nomkhulu bakho mayelana nokulima nokutshala osubona sengathi iyanyamalala namuhla?

Kwesinye isikhathi, into esiyibona njengesithiyo iyona egcina isisiholela endleleni esingakaze siyicabange. USabelo Ngema uyisibonelo salokho. Unebala elimhlophe kanye nokungaboni kahle, namhlanje akagcini ngokwenza ezibukwayo kwezemidlalo; usebenzisa nolwazi lwakhe ukunika abanye abantu abakhubazekile ithemba, ukuzethemba kanye nethuba lokubona ukuthi nabo bangakwazi ukufinyelela lapho ababecabanga ukuthi ngeke bafike khona. Kwi-Disability 360 namuhla, sikhuluma noSabelo Ngema ngohambo lwakhe.

Uma ushade ngokwesintu kodwa umshado wakho ungakaze ubhaliswe ngokusemthethweni, kungenzeka uzibuze ukuthi: “Ngabe umshado wami usavikelekile ngokomthetho?” Futhi njengoba umnqamulajuqu wokubhalisa eminye imishado yesintu engakabhaliswa ungo-31 kuNcwaba, okuwusuku lwanamuhla, kubalulekile ukuthatha isinyathelo ngokushesha. Namuhla sizokucacisa lokhu kanye nongoti wezomthetho, umshado wesintu ongabhalisiwe usho ukuthini kuwe, futhi yini okufanele uyenze ukuze uvikele amalungelo akho?

Kule ngxoxo sibheka iqiniso elibuhlungu emsebenzini, ukusebenza kanzima akusho ukuthi uzobonwa. Sizokhuluma ngokubaluleka kokuzibeka obala, ukwakha ubudlelwano obunempilo emsebenzini, nokuzimela ukuze ungabi umuntu onekhono kodwa ogcine eshiywe ngaphandle uma kufika amathuba nokukhushulelwa.

Umbiko wakamuva uveze ukuthi isibalo sezikhalazo zabathengi sesifinyelele ezingeni eliphezulu, okuyinkomba yokuthi baningi abantu abathenga imikhiqizo noma basebenzise izinsiza, kodwa bagcine sebebhekene nezinkinga nabahlinzeki bezimpahla nezinsiza. Kungaba umkhiqizo owuthengile ongasebenzi kahle, isevisi onganelisekile ngayo, inkontileka ongayiqondi kahle, imali okumele ibuyiselwe kuwe, noma ibhizinisi elenqaba ukuthatha isibopho uma kukhona okungahambanga kahle. Yingakho simeme Abakwa National Consumer Commission, ukunika wena ithuba lokuthi ukhulume nabo ngqo ngezinkinga zakho njengomthengi.

IVuma Musical & Projects Organization for the Disabled, Youth and Children ingenye yezinhlangano ezakha amathuba kubaculi abaphila nokukhubazeka. Namuhla sifuna ukwazi kabanzi ngomsebenzi wale nhlangano, izinselelo ababhekana nazo, amathuba abawadalayo kanye nokuthi umkhakha wezobuciko ungaba kanjani yindlela yokunika abantu abaphila nokukhubazeka amandla nokuzimela.

Kulengosi sixoxa nesazi sezomthetho ukuze siqonde ukuthi umthetho waseNingizimu Afrika ukuthini mayelana nokuhlukunyezwa ngezezimali ebudlelwaneni, nokuthi umuntu angazivikela kanjani uma imali isisetshenziswa njengethuluzi lokulawula.

Namuhla sibhekisa amehlo ethu eMpumalanga yeDemocratic Republic of Congo, lapho uhulumeni wase-DRC kanye nomfelandawonye oholwa yi-M23 bevumelene ngomgudu wokuyisa phambili izingxoxo zokuthula.